The sign said it would take four hours to get to the top of Pirongia, an ancient 959 metre-high volcano in New Zealand's Waikato/King Country region, and to the Pahautea hut. Clearly this sign does not take into account a 17kg backpack nor the mud. But six hours to the highest peak on #WalkNZ so … Continue reading Volcano number 21: The #WalkNZ volcano